Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall
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Riverside County Community Assessment Riverside County is a vast geographical area in Southern California with a diverse population. It represents a melding area of different cultures‚ ideals and median income‚ resulting in a community full of variety. Geographically‚ Riverside County covers 7200 sq. stretches eastward from the Orange County border of Southern California to the border of Arizona. There is a variety of climate within the county‚ as it includes a section of the Cleveland National
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The Health Problem Hepatitis C virus affects over 3 million Americans but studies indicate that 75% of those people infected are unaware of the presence of the disease. Estimates indicate that approximately 150‚000 in the US will die from liver cancer and liver disease stemming from viral hepatitis within the next 10 years. According to the CDC‚ of the 3.5 million people in this country that have the disease‚ 75% of them are between the ages of 47-67‚ but unfortunately most of these people are not
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information on licensing‚ credentials‚ certifications‚ and registration requirements on physicians and other medical professionals meeting federal and state laws and regulations. The most important role of the Medical Board of California is to provide the public with information on doctor’s professional records which include information on current or renewed licenses‚ any legal complaints‚ and actions taken against them. The legal standpoint of the Medical Board of California is to enforce the Medical Practice
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BSN Versus ADN or Diploma Program Tracie Bigelow Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430 V Luci Hanus August 14‚ 2013 ADN Versus BSN To become a practicing registered nurse (RN) it can be done at a diploma program‚ associate or baccalaureate entry degree level. After completion of either program it is required to sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam to become licensed and practice. It is believed those who practice at a baccalaureate degree level provide a higher quality of care
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A. Public Health Approach to Mental Health A Public Health Approach to Mental Health contains must focus on a specific group of people‚ stress promotion and prevention‚ and address the determinants of health. A Public Health Approach must also place an emphasis on “assessment‚ policy development‚ and assurance” (Miles et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 40). B. Description of Disorder Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent emotions of sadness and loss of interest‚ it is also called Major Depressive
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The article “Air Pollution Still Harming Europeans health” discussed the impact of urban outdoor air quality the human population. The article addressed the substantial number of low birth weight babies due to the effects of air pollution. Low birth weight is a complex problem because it is not only the cause of adverse health effects but also complex living condition. Children born with low birth weight tend to have decrease lung function and higher incidence of asthma. As the article suggests pollution
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SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH Improving quality sanitation is a world-wide desire as it will; Improve human health‚ Generate economic benefits‚ Contribute to human dignity and social development‚ Sustain the environment‚ Minimize and reduce poverty. Recognizing the impact of sanitation on public health‚ poverty‚ economic and social development and the environment‚ the UN General Assembly put the spotlight on the issue by declaring 2008 the international year of sanitation. The goal is to raise
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major public health issue in the United States‚ which is commonly overlooked‚ is the prevalence of individuals with mental retardation. According to an article on Medscape’s eMedicine web site‚ “mental retardation (MR)‚ also known as intellectual disability (ID)‚ is a descriptive term for sub-average intelligence and impaired adaptive functioning arising in the developmental period (age less than 18 years) (Zeldin‚ 2012). Intellectual disability is a major social‚ educational and health problem
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Title- Public Health Public Health is the promotion of the population’s health‚ this promotion depends on various individual lifestyles (Naidoo and Wills‚ 2009). A public health initiative is an action plan to improve the lifestyles of the population of local communities. Obesity and lack of physical activity is a large problem in the UK with many initiatives being set up in many communities. In Havering‚ Greater London‚ the lack of physical activity has led to the Walking to Health scheme‚ an extensive
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